It is all good if you have salvation behind you and you have the heart of Christ within you and God is #1 in your life along with the other correct priorities as the Bible spells out. The point of what I was eluding to is that many lost souls (Not saved) have made the world, the riches of the world their top priorities in life. Where is Jesus / God in many of their lives - Nowhere or low on the scale of their priorities. These are the people in great jeopardy of losing their soul because they never wake up to find salvation and create the personal relationship with Him.

As long as we maintain the correct relationship with Jesus / God and with our family and friends, the pursuit of a better life is very much ok. When we find pride, arrogance, judgment of other less fortunate people and greed as a result of the accumulation of wealth in our life then we begin to start having relationship problems with others including God.

I feel very sad for people when I pass car washes on Sunday middle morning on the way to church and see bunches of cars being polished by people who are lost or very weak in their relationship with Jesus / God (Not attending church). The Bible says that the road leading to destruction is very wide and most will follow it. In Houston, Texas I would say that a rough estimate of people that have the assurance of going to Heaven (And Salvation through Jesus) is about 1 in 30 people. I suspect this may be a very conservative number if the whole nation was polled.

Money is a game and should not ruin or destroy us in the process. I know the adversary of God will use wealth to corrupt even the best if the best allow it to. Many times pride of wealth comes into a persons life and as the Bible states that pride comes before the fall. If a person can master our prideful nature and the influences and temptations of the adversary, go for it. But remember God at all times and share with others as Jesus gave His all for our Salvation.

I treat trading in Forex as just a game. I use my own money and if I have made excess, I share it with God and the homeless on the streets of Houston. This gives me a way to Evangelize and help the people that need hope as Jesus did during His ministry on Earth. This is not to brag or be prideful, but to illustrate that we all can make a difference to people that are in greater need then ourselves in the world - One person at a time! If you do not have a giving heart, ask God to give you one with love towards all others. If you find that you problems giving to other races, then ask God to take wrong nature out of your heart. Let your light shine for all to see and give glory and honor to our Father in Heaven!

Reverend Dave
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